Michelle Cottrell-Williams
themcw.bsky.social
Michelle Cottrell-Williams
@themcw.bsky.social
2018 Virginia Teacher of the Year
Grow Beyond Grades
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📢 ANNOUNCING AN ESSAY CONTEST FOR HS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS!!! 🚀
How have grades—or the experience of learning without them—influenced your learning, growth, or personal journey? Please share w/interested students! @gotlearning.bsky.social #ungrading #growbeyondgrades
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Contest — Grow Beyond Grades
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February 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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🚀 Excited for another Community Gathering tomorrow, Saturday, February 15! Connect with authors from our forthcoming book, engage with ideas on gradeless assessment, and help shape their work! RSVP here: growbeyondgrades.org/events/15feb25-community-gathering #Ungrading #GrowBeyondGrades
Community Gathering - We’re Writing a Book! (Part 2) — Grow Beyond Grades
Did you know that we’re writing a book?!? Rather than toil in silence until we have a final product, we felt our Community Gatherings would be a perfect way to assemble with trusted community, share w...
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February 14, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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📢 We're writing a book! 📖✨

But instead of working in silence, we’re inviting our community to be part of the process. Join our Community Gathering on Feb. 15 (11 AM–12 PM ET)!

📚 RSVP here!
growbeyondgrades.org/events/15feb...
Community Gathering - We’re Writing a Book! (Part 2) — Grow Beyond Grades
Did you know that we’re writing a book?!? Rather than toil in silence until we have a final product, we felt our Community Gatherings would be a perfect way to assemble with trusted community, share w...
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February 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Starting in 30 minutes! Here's the direct link. We'll let you in if your email doesn't look too suspicious!

@mariana-morales.bsky.social @helopait.bsky.social @rhonhigg.bsky.social @themcw.bsky.social @davefrangiosa.bsky.social
@gregpask.bsky.social
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February 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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📢 We’re writing a book! 📖✨

But instead of working in silence, we’re inviting our community to be part of the process. Join our Community Gatherings on Feb. 8 & 15 (11 AM–12 PM ET)!

📚 RSVP here!
growbeyondgrades.org/events/08feb...
Community Gathering - We’re Writing a Book! (Part 1) — Grow Beyond Grades
Did you know that we’re writing a book?!? Rather than toil in silence until we have a final product, we felt our Community Gatherings would be a perfect way to assemble with trusted community, share w...
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February 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Did you hear? We’re officially a 501(c)(3) nonprofit! That means we need a Board. We are incredibly humbled by this group of educators who believed in our vision enough to join us. Take a moment to bask in their brilliance—you’ll be glad you did! growbeyondgrades.org/board
Board of Directors — Grow Beyond Grades
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January 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Neither assessment nor learning are neutral or benign practices, and continuing to treat them as such leads to the reproduction of inequalities and symbolic violence. @ameenapayne.bsky.social & @janmcarthur.bsky.social
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A Womanist Approach to Care-full Feedback — Grow Beyond Grades
Scholars Ameena L. Payne and Jan McArthur propose womanist thought as a praxis that re-positions feedback as a care-full process embracing the emotional, moral, and political as well as one that leans...
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January 8, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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🎙️ Excited to host Mike Rutherford on the GBG podcast! Join hosts @davefrangiosa.bsky.social & @themcw.bsky.social as we explore how @gotlearning.bsky.social is transforming student-teacher interactions—without grades! 📚 #EdTech #LearningInnovation growbeyondgrades.org/blog/01-25ru...
Where the Learning Happens w/Mike Rutherford — Grow Beyond Grades
In his innovative teacher-designed platform, gotFeedback, Mike Rutherford has created a centralized space for communication and documentation, helping students and teachers record, reflect on, and sha...
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January 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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🎙️ Excited to host @angelastockman.bsky.social on the GBG podcast! Join hosts @davefrangiosa.bsky.social & @themcw.bsky.social as we dive into multimodal assessment. 📺 Join the live stream 8 pm ET on Sunday, 12/1! #ungrading #UngradingChat growbeyondgrades.org/blog/angela-...
Multimodal Composition w/Angela Stockman — Grow Beyond Grades
Angela Stockman equips educators with practical strategies and tools to design equitable, student-centered classrooms where all learners thrive. Her work focuses on empowering diverse voices through m...
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November 26, 2024 at 1:05 PM